“Rasta Rapunzel,” let down your dreads. A Jamaican man revealed he has been growing his dreadlocks for over 40 years and had to stand on a roof to show them off. In the 45-second clip posted on ...

Officials at a Louisiana prison cut off Damon Landor's dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs. The case centered on whether he could seek damages.

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The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the case of a devout Rastafarian whose head was forcibly shaved by Louisiana prison guards despite the man’s religious vow not to cut his dreadlocks.

A federal appeals court condemned the “stark and egregious” violation of Damon Landor’s religious freedom. But it said he could not sue the prison officials. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington ...

The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.

Landor, whose dreadlocks almost reached his knees, revealed his faith to a guard and handed him a copy of a court decision that held that a federal law on religious freedom prevented Louisiana prisons ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs. The ...

WASHINGTON −A Supreme Court that has been increasingly protective of religious rights nonetheless seemed wary of allowing a Rastafarian to sue Louisiana prison guards for damages after they forcibly ...